UTA hires new basketball coach KT Turner

[meangreenfaninno]

Pretty impressive hire imho

 

[meangreenfaninno]

 

[NT80]

A well-traveled College assistant with some good programs.  This will be his first head coaching job.  

[Cr1028]

On 3/17/2023 at 12:51 PM, NT80 said:

A well-traveled College assistant with some good programs.  This will be his first head coaching job.  

 

For the confused folks, I am referring to this guy.

Edited April 12, 2023 by Cr1028

[DentonLurker]

2 hours ago, ADLER said:

UTA could just publicly announce they screwed the pooch when they fired Scott Cross.

But did they? His norm seems to be finishing between 3rd and 5th in conference. I hope that doesn’t really wow anyone.

[outoftown]

1 hour ago, DentonLurker said:

But did they? His norm seems to be finishing between 3rd and 5th in conference. I hope that doesn’t really wow anyone.

Lol. They fired him one season after winning the sun belt regular season title.

Scott Cross just completed his second 20-win season since leaving UTA, being in the same conference UTA just was booted out of. UTA just finished firing its second coach since firing Cross.

[DentonLurker]

18 minutes ago, outoftown said:

They fired him one season after winning the sun belt regular season title.

That doesn’t change the fact that looking at his entire career, a betting man would put their money on him finishing 3rd to 5th in conference any given year. It’s also worth noting he followed up that regular season title finishing 4th the next year.

18 minutes ago, outoftown said:

Scott Cross just completed his second 20-win season since leaving UTA, being in the same conference UTA just was booted out of.

And finished tied for 4th/5th in conference each of those years.

18 minutes ago, outoftown said:

UTA just finished firing its second coach since firing Cross.

This is a reflection of the hires they made after Cross. It doesn’t mean they “screwed the pooch” for aspiring for more and choosing to move on from him.

Edited April 12, 2023 by DentonLurker

[DentonLurker]

I don’t get the constant propping up of Cross. His teams have always been fine, not great. His coaching record is slightly above .500. I’m not willing to chalk all of that up to facilities.

Edited April 12, 2023 by DentonLurker

[Christopher Walker]

2 hours ago, ADLER said:

Yes, please, let's discuss all the advantages to recruiting players to play Division 1 basketball on a stage because your school has absolutely no facilities. It was the one place in America that players could fall over the edge into an orchestra pit.

WAIT. WHATTTTTTTT. That's not some absurd photoshop??

[All About UNT]

45 minutes ago, Christopher Walker said:

WAIT. WHATTTTTTTT. That's not some absurd photoshop??

Are you just now realizing that?

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

UTA is beginning to actually invest after like 7 years of not caring that much. I think they make a tournament run in the next few years if they can recruit like they used to and retain some guys they have now.

Promising future there for sure, love the hires so far

[Coach Bill Lewis]

3 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

UTA is beginning to actually invest after like 7 years of not caring that much. I think they make a tournament run in the next few years if they can recruit like they used to and retain some guys they have now.

Promising future there for sure, love the hires so far

They are also bringing football back and most likely will try to land back in the SunBelt once they do.

[UNTLifer]

Looks like Benford 2.0. Great recruiter for a number of programs and zero HC experience. I would cool your jets on this one. 

[NT80]

10 hours ago, Christopher Walker said:

WAIT. WHATTTTTTTT. That's not some absurd photoshop??

 

[greenminer]

13 hours ago, Coach Bill Lewis said:

They are also bringing football back and most likely will try to land back in the SunBelt once they do.

They’ve been talking that talk since at least 2018 (DMN). Is there any real traction on that, or is it just a dream?

[Christopher Walker]

16 hours ago, NT80 said:

 

Hilariously depressing.

[bstnsportsfan3]

Seems like another benford

[Glory to the Green]

On 4/12/2023 at 11:46 PM, NT80 said:

 

This is where they currently play?!  That’s wild!  I thought this was their old arena. 

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, Glory to the Green said:

This is where they currently play?!  That’s wild!  I thought this was their old arena. 

This is the old Texas Hall

[wardly]

On 4/12/2023 at 6:59 PM, Coach Bill Lewis said:

They are also bringing football back and most likely will try to land back in the SunBelt once they do.

I would be very skeptical of UTA bringing back football. There seems to be no interest in their administration and the low turnout by the students in a recent referendum doesn't support this rumor.

[greenminer]

On 4/13/2023 at 9:39 AM, NT80 said:

I found some random info.  UTA students recently passed a student government referendum 1004-625 to look into raising student athletic fees and investigate the feasibility of future football. 

1629 voter turnout? On a sports fee, from a student population of 39K+.

...not a great look.